Reviews and Blog Posts: dystopian world

by Veronica Roth

I do like the reality that the author uses in the book, such as injuries sustained from the first book. And the hints of PTSD the main character suffers. It doesn't delve too deep into, but it's there and that is important to the story. There is also another reality,...

by Greg Rucka

I've been following Rucka's work (Gotham Central, Queen and Country, runs on Wonder Woman and Batwoman) for quite some time now, and was excited to see the start of a new series with what looked to be another strong, complex female lead. The first volume of Lazarus did not disappoint,...

by Orson Scott Card

I decided to read Ender's Game after seeing the BuzzFeed list "14 Books to Read Before They Hit the Big Screen". Ender is just six years old when he is sent to a global military training academy. Earth has barely survived two alien invasions, and genetically enhanced children...

by Marie Lu

In this gripping sequel, June and Day arrive in Vegas as shocking news hits the JumboTrons: the Elector has died, and his son Anden immediately takes his place. A group of Patriots seek out June and Day to complete an unthinkable plan: assassinate the new Elector. But as the plot...

by C. K. Kelly Martin

In 2063, Freya a resident of United North America, lives in a world devastated by disease and a ruined environment. Her father, a powerful man in the government, sends Freya back to the U. S. in 1985 in the hopes that she will survive a plague that is annihilating the...